Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
QXQ vs SCEP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
SCEP costs 0.33 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QXQ | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 4.7% (1 year) | fell 1.4% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | its own stocks |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 0.8 pts | ahead by 0.6 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and SCEP as of Jun 30, 2026 | $82m | $235m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QXQ
+12.1%
15.1% of it arrived as cash
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QXQ
+12.1%
15.1% as cash
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
15.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −0.9%, total +5.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SCEP
+5.4%
6.1% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −0.9%, total +5.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SCEP
+5.4%
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −0.9%, total +5.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | QXQ | SCEP | QXQ | SCEP | QXQ | SCEP |
| 3 months | −5.4% | −1.6% | 0.2% | 1.7% | +0.5 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | −3.8% | +2.1% | 0.5% | 3.5% | +0.4 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +12.1% | – | 15.1% | – | +0.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · SCEP Dec 2025 | +47.7% | +5.4% | 22.8% | 6.1% | +2.2 pts | not measured |
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QXQ
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.
SCEP's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +1.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 12, 2026, SCEP paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. Sterling Capital estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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QXQ and SCEP both write options for income.
QXQ and SCEP
Total return, distributions reinvested, 6 months.
QXQ −3.8%, SCEP +2.1%: SCEP +5.9 pts ahead, 6 months, May 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.